Huh? Isn't this an adventure kingdom building game?!-Chapter 803 - 759: At the Doorstep (Part 2)

Interestingly, after Jiang Yuan visited the accomplished "Land of Guardians," he dived deeper and discovered that East Lake Port was like an "island" floating in the sea, with the endless ocean beneath it.

Having roughly grasped the operational mechanism, he teleported back to his courtyard and stood on the sea surface to blow the magical conch shell.

The sea breeze howled, and soon, he faintly heard a resonant and spirited singing amidst the wind.

"Splash!"

"Splash-splash!"

The sound of water rippling, as one by one, mermaids emerged from the water. Yaoguang, smiling, said, "What a coincidence today, blowing the conch right at our doorstep?"

"We were singing over on that island; I heard from the sky path you drank Yaoguang’s potion. Come sing with us!"

"Yes, yes, we mermaids sing about stars, the bright moon, the winds, rain, and the sea. What do humans like to sing about?"

"Heard you wanted to find the Sea Moon Tomb, is it true..."

......

Seven or eight mermaids, both male and female, chimed in, voices ethereal and faces beautiful.

Thanks to a stable trade with each other, they trusted Jiang Yuan greatly and eagerly invited him to join their activities.

"At your doorstep?" As he heard this, a slight smile curled up on his lips. "What a coincidence? It’s also right at my doorstep! Can you come ashore? Want to have a look at my little courtyard?"

The mermaids looked at each other, and Tianqu quickly reacted, "The wilderness descends, and the part of the sea our race inhabits happened to fall at your doorstep? That’s quite a coincidence!"

Yaoguang swam around Jiang Yuan in a circle, looking confused, "Where is your home? Logic says we never come ashore. However, just for a short visit, we can rely on magic to stay on land for a bit."

Every once in a while, both sides would engage in trading, and the mermaids all knew Jiang Yuan had a little courtyard cultivated with many spirit fruits.

But as for what the human courtyard is like, they couldn’t quite grasp it just by looking at the images in the memory stones.

With such an excellent opportunity before them, with hardly any hesitation, all the mermaids flocked over.

Remembering how grand Yaoguang’s birthday was, they thought if they could record beautiful moments at Jiang Yuan’s place with the memory stone and bring the images back to their people, it would make a huge sensation!

"Pop!"

"Pop-pop!"

A series of magical sounds were heard, and their beautiful, large tails were all enveloped by a layer of mist, then followed Jiang Yuan joyfully into the folded courtyard.

"Wow! Such rich spiritual energy!"

"So this is the land? It doesn’t feel much different from where we are."

"What a beautiful spirit pool! Look, that ship is floating in the sky!"

A group of mermaids who had never been on land toured together, looking around curiously as they entered, fascinated by the flora, trees, and human-world architecture they’ve never seen before.

Fortunately, they were blessed with a heavenly voice buff, which instead of being noisy, created a joyful ambiance.

In the courtyard, a group of demon cultivators widened their eyes in surprise.

"Mermaids! It’s said they haven’t communicated with the land for ages, and the Venerable Family actually invited a group of mermaids!" Hu Zhile eagerly took out a memory stone, wanting his little sister to see this rarity;

Xie Chenyuan’s eyes gleamed, "Daoist You is truly remarkable; during this time in the small courtyard, my horizon has indeed broadened."

But Leng Yutang offhandedly whispered, "Some scales on the mermaids are excellent materials for crafting magical treasures. In the teachings my master left for me, there is a water manipulation treasure that needs mermaid scales to forge."

"Shh! Keep your voice down, don’t scare those fish away." Qing Niao tilted his head to view their large and beautifully ornate tails, softly asking, "Do they distinguish between male and female?"

Bai Yunqi couldn’t help but roll his eyes, "Simply put, they are a special kind of fish race; do your bird races differentiate between male and female?"

Qing Niao immediately straightened up, saying, "Of course, some bird species have no gender in their young. They choose when they grow older, and if they don’t like their chosen gender, they have a chance to change it within a certain time frame."

Upon hearing this, even the mermaids who had just entered the courtyard were stunned, looking over all at once.

Never would they have imagined that there existed such unconventional bird races; Bai Yunqi was left speechless from being rebuffed, his horn bristles standing up in anger.

Fortunately, Jiang Yuan led the last little mermaid into the courtyard and immediately introduced them to each other, allowing the topic to pass.

Both sides were full of curiosity about each other; even the lark couldn’t help but look back at its own tail while watching them swim "walk" with their tails and tried to do the same;

Yun Ying took out her paper and brush to quickly draw the fish tails, not knowing whether it was a sudden burst of inspiration to try giving herself a tail as well.

"Zhile, she is called Zhao Jin, the youngest and not very adept at using magic yet. You are the most attentive, accompany her to play in our courtyard and help maintain her water flow with spiritual power so that the water on her tail does not dissipate." Seeing their curious and restrained looks, Jiang Yuan assigned a one-on-one interaction as a team-building exercise.

"Venerable Family, rest assured, leave it to me." Hu Zhile never imagined he could not only witness the legendary merfolk race firsthand but also have the opportunity for close-quarters conversation with them.

She stepped forward and gave a polite bow with a gentle smile, "Zhao Jin, I am Hu Zhile, the younger ones in the courtyard all call me Sister Hu. Is it your first time on land? Come, let me show you our small courtyard; the Venerable Family has planted all sorts of interesting fruits and vegetables here."

Seeing this, Qing Niao directly ran to a mermaid wearing a green dress, inviting her to visit his mushroom house.

The sudden visit of the mermaids instantly livened up the courtyard, with each finding their one-on-one "guide." The mermaids’ eyes occasionally glanced at the spirit pool, clearly highly attracted to the continuously exuding spiritual energy bearing water pool.

Bai Yunqi generously waved his hand and announced the spirit pool would be opened tonight; if the mermaids feel they lack water, they are welcome to rest within.

"Daoist You is indeed deep and unassuming; could this even be called a ’small courtyard?’" Yaoguang looked at the endless farmland, then at the spirit pool shrouded in spiritual energy, with a beating heart, thinking if it were possible to have such a spirit pool to live in, it would be far better than in their clan!

Regrettably, that pool belongs exclusively to Daoist Bai;

And the water in the lake surrounded by the farmland was quite ordinary, if it had even slightly more spiritual energy, she would want to negotiate with Daoist You about living there for a period.

"Tianqu, I wanted to ask, do you have water stones over there?" Jiang Yuan seized a moment to ask, "A kind of gem that can continuously release drinkable fresh water."

"Of course, but they need to be mined from the seabed." Tianqu nodded in response, making a bowl-sized gesture with his hands, saying, "They’re typically this big, round stones with the color of the ocean.

Lower quality ones contain less water and are not easy to control; the higher the quality, the more controllable, and the greater the water volume.

In our clan’s sanctuary, there is a huge water stone, which has been continuously flowing a stream for hundreds of years and remains abundant. However, the water stones should be used with round stones rich in water energy for better effect."

Jiang Yuan’s eyes brightened, "I’m considering trading for some, is that convenient?"

Xuanyuan Yangguang in the strange desert, uses water stones to arrange numerous oases, thus cleverly balancing the internal energy flow. After being maliciously disrupted by Chu Huai’an, the whole space’s energy became increasingly chaotic, and spatial turbulence also increased.

He just thought of trying to find water stones and look for an array master to restore the oasis array.

Once slowly repaired, and after the courtyard elevates to Level Eight for utilization, it could at least reduce safety risks, and the entire desert could serve as a cultivation secret realm for fire cultivators.

Asking the mermaid race about treasures related to water was indeed spot on.

"Of course it’s convenient, I’ll try to find some superior quality water stones and round stones for you, and they can be included in the next trade," Tianqu readily agreed, and then nodded appreciatively at the spiritual energy-rich and scenic courtyard, lowering his voice to ask, "Daoist You, your courtyard is indeed intriguing. If one wishes to stay occasionally for a day or two, how should we arrange the trade?"